Garment supporting means



June 11,, 1935. W QN 2,004,481

' GARMENT SUPPORTING MEANS Filed June 5, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 E y 3 fiztr am June 11, 1935. SIMPSON 2,004,481

GARMENT SUPPORTING MEANS Fil ed June 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 11, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Swaz ING Alexander Simpson, London.

Application It is known to suspend trousers by "providing" elastic strips with button holes by which they may be attached to buttons on the trousers in such manner as to exert apullaround the waist line of the wearer and pucker the trousers so as to exert a resilient tension around the body of the wearer. It has been known also to provide a support consisting of two elastic strips each secured to the trousers at one end and secured at the other to a central member engaging apocket in the upper edge of the trousers whereby the upper edge of the'trousers is firmly supported. 1

It has been proposed also in order to prevent pulling up of a lady's blouse to provide a waist band on the inner face with longitudinal ribs.

This invention is not only applicable to trousers, but also to any type of nether garment, such as shorts, skirts, etc. In accordance with the invention short lengths of elastic webbing or the like are sewn to'the usual waist band of sports trousers in one or more locations in such manner that the elastic may stretch to accommodate itself to the wearer without the waist band stretching, i. e. the webbing will be sewn at its ends only to the t band and will be shorter in length then the portion'of the waist band held between the ends and in addition there is attached-inside the band of the trousers strips or patches of rubber such as that known as "Sorbo rubber serving to prevent the shirt of the wearer from rucking up. The elastic webbing or'the like may be secured externally across the middle of the waist band at the back; or short lengths of webbing may be secured externally to the waist band at both sides above the trouser pockets. The webbing may,

. however, be secured in either of these locations between the cloth ofthe band and the lining at the back or at the sides in which case of course the webbing will be hidden from view. The webhim; may be secured to both inside and outside at any or all of these locations.

June 5, 1938, Serial No. 874,! Great Britain June 9, 1982 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-237) The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the improved supporting means applied to the back of the trousers at the waist band. Fig. 2 is a modification showing the supporting means applied to the waist band at one side, it being understood that similar supporting means will be provided at the other side. Figs. 3 and 4 are modifications of the arrangements shown in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively indicating in dotted lines the arrange- 1o ment of the elastic webbing between cloth andtheliningofthewaistband. 'Fig.5isaview of a portion of the inside of the band-showing the means for preventing the shirt from ridc on. 1

In the drawings. A indicates the waist band of a pair of trousers and B the elastic webbing or the like which is secured as in Figs. 1 and 3 either externallyor internally across the back of the waist band or as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4 at each side of the waist band above the trouser pockets either externally or internally; Where the elastic webbing is secured internally to the waist band it is secured between the cloth and the lining. In all cases the webbingis secured at its ends only to parts of the waist band which are spaced apart agreater distance than the length of the elastic webbing, so that in wear the elastic webbing can accommodate itself to the movements of the body of the wearer without the waist band itself being stretched.

As indicated in Fig. 5 I secure by stitching at the level of the waist band on the inside of the lining a number of spaced patches of rubber 6 preferably spongy rubber such as that known un der the trade-mark Sorbo" which patches serve by the friction produced to prevent the from riding up.

I claim:--

1. 'A nether garment having a waist band, 40 means for supporting said garment upon an indi vidual iii combination with frictional gripping means, said supporting means comprising an elastic webbing secured adjacent its ends to said waist band, said elastic webbing extending along a portion of said waist band and being of shorter length than the adjacent waist band section, said frictional 8 1 9 8 means comprising spaced patches of rubber attached to the inside of said garment at the level'of said waist band whereby an a shirt worn by an individual will not pull out from beneath said waist band.

2. A nether garment having a waist band, means for supporting said garment upon an individual in combination with frictional srinpins means, so

bing secured adjacent its ends to said waist band, said elastic webbing extending along a portion of the back section of said waist band and being of shorter length than the adjacent waist band section, said frictional gripping means comprising spaced patches of rubber attached to the inside of said garment at the level of said waist band whereby a shirt worn by an individual will not pull out from beneath said waist band.

3. A nether garment having a waist band, means for supporting said garment upon an individual 9,004,481 said supporting means comprising an elastic webin combination with frictional gripping means, said supporting means comprising an elastic webbing secured'adiacent its ends to said waist band, said elastic webbing extending along a portion oi the side sections of said waist band and being of shorter length than the adjacent waist band section, said frictional gripping means comprising spaced patches of rubber attached to the inside of said garment at the level of said waist band whereby a shirt worn by an individual will not pull 10 out from beneath said waist band.

ALEXANDER SIMPSON. 

